Nevada basketball players Pope, Powell enter transfer portal

After one season with the Nevada men’s basketball team, Tylan Pope has put his name in the transfer portal, as did Tyler Powell.

Pope, a junior power forward, averaged 3.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game this season. He played his first three years at Tulane. He entered the portal on April 17.

Powell also entered the transfer portal. And last week, center Jazz Gardner announced he is in the portal.

Pope (6-foot-6, 220 pounds) started his career at Tulane in 2019 and joined the Wolf Pack in April 2023. He missed most of the non-conference part of the Pack’s schedule due to a hand injury.

Pope averaged 3.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.5 minutes for Nevada last season, appearing in 21 games.

Powell (6-5, 220) began his college career at Seton Hall in 2021-22 and transferred to Nevada in 2022.

He appeared in all 33 games in 2022-23, averaging 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds in 9.3 minutes per game. He shot 38.2 percent from the field, including 37.5 percent from three. Powell redshirted the past season and will have two seasons of eligibility left.

Nevada has four roster spots open for next season with Kenan Blackshear and Jarod Lucas out of eligibility.

This offseason, the Wolf Pack has added Cal Poly transfer Kobe Sanders and Caelum Harris. Harris played for Phoenix Prep this past season.